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School aids troubled teens
By Eric Alan
StaffWriter
School is a place to score drugs,
hang out and sport gang colors for
some junior and senior high students,
and when they arc caught, expelled
and processed through juvenile hall,
they end up in Stan Lloyd's class.
Stan Lloyd is a community school
teacher who functions as a last slop in
ihc school system before junior and
senior high sludents end up incustody
of thc California Youth Authority, in
jail, or worse, in a
"Thc two lypcs
arc subject to being picked up and
taken tojuvenile hall if there are problems, said Lloyd.
"Probationary students come to us
for any number of reasons," Lloyd
said.
"Some of them have been involved
in everything from drive-by shootings
to grand iheft aulo and burglary to
subsianoc abuse."
Thc students in Lloyd's class arc
mostly gang affiliated, but only ai a
local level, according to Lloyd.
"The classes arc intentionally non-
3 find
to serve here,"
Lloyd said, "arc
the ones on probation from juvenile
hall and expulsions from the
mainstream school
district."
"Thc cxpul-
sionsarc primarily
for possession of a
weapon or narcotics," Lloyd said.
"Weapons usually
refers to a knife or
aclub, bunt":
a gun."
Enrollment for thc
school is currently 86, including 45
sludents in day classes, while thc remainder arc in independent study programs.
There arc three teachers and three
classroom aides who facilitate the
program.
Those on probation arc scheduled
to attend classes on a daily basis and
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"I've had to be careful about the
clothes I wear, the wrong colors
can be mistaken for a
gang loyalty."
— Stan Lloyd,
school teacher
segregated (gang affiliation]." said
Lloyd, "and that sometimes creates
more than a liidc fricuon."
Last year, Lloyd had a 16-ycar-old
girl in his class who was on probation
from juvenile hall for pulling a knife
on a rival gang member. When shc
entered Lloyd's class, some of the
rival gang members were wailing.
"Here come thc 'hoc'," slanged a
rival. One can imagine thc 16-ycar-
old's reply.
"In the blink of an eye, thc room
was divided into a red gang against
the blue," said Lloyd.
"Mostpcoplc don't realize the significance of those iwo colors, but it's
important. I'vehadiobccarefulaboui
the cloihcs I wear," said Lloyd, "thc
wrong colors can be mistaken for a
gang loyally."
" I have a lol of hope for these kids
though. I've seen these kids respond
io me."
"I have no desire to do [work|
anything else; there's no doubt in my
mind that what
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"At ihis level,
thc subject material may not be so-
phisiicatcd, but
we're working on
fundamental skills
lhat will enable
some of these kids
lo have a shot at a
normal, healthy
life.
"Academia is
important, I try to
prepare them thc
best I can," Lloyd
said.
"But it's difficult loeonvince some
of them of lhe importance of geography when they're concerned about
gelling home without being beaten or
shoL"
This year, the community school
will graduate seven sludents.
"I know lhat doesn't seem like a
lot, but seven is a substantial number
when compared with last year's
graduating class of two," Lloyd said.
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Feisty Scott Hastings (Mercurio)
has devoted his life to winning
the Pan-Pacific Ballroom Dance
title, but his dance partner quits
just before the big event when
Scott begins to use flashy steps
that are not "strictly ballroom"
and thus not permitted. A
mousy beginner. Fran (Morice),
asks for a chance to be his new
partner, together they overcome
the odds.
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Finals schedule
confuses students
By F.Y.A. Bo/em	
StaffWriter
Ninety percent ol 50 CSUF students surveyed do not understand
thc spring 1994 finals schedule
because the format has been
changed.
Last semester, the first column
of thc finals schedule read "Class
meeting day and time" and contained only one time.
This semester the same column
reads "Class begin tune" and covers a range of limes.
For example, a class starting at
10a.m. would be found in the 9:15
-10:10 a.m. time range.
Most students sec the lime range
and mistakenly ihink it indicates
thc duration of the class.
According to CSUF register,
Minerva Escobedo, the schedule
was changed to avoid having finals on Friday.
This gives graduating students a
day off between finals and commencement
It also gives instructors more
lime to grade finals prior to graduation day.
Instructors wnh multiple-section
courses have thc option of giving
one final to all their sections on
Friday moming.
Escobedo recently sent a memo
to univcrsiiy instructors reminding
them of lhe change.
Most instructors already knew
and included correct final times
in their syllabi.
However, some instructors
may not know about thc change.
Students are encouraged lo
verify ihcir final schedules wnh
instructors.
Finals start at 6:30 a.m., one
hour earlier than last semester.
Ending lime remains the same,
10 p.m.
Thisscmester'sschcdulc isalso
more compact.
Last semester there were three
separate lines for classes beginning at 7:35. 7:55 and 8:10.
Now there is only one line,
7:15-8:10a.m.
Inaddition.onc-day-pcr-wcck
classes are coordinated into the
main schedule.
Last semester, they had a sepa-
"I think we'll suck to this formal from nowon," said Escobedo.
"Making this new schedule required a lol less juggling."
In a recent survey, sludents
were given the finals schedule
and then were asked: "If you
have a Tuesday/Thursday class
from 10:10 lo 11:00 a.m.. what
time would your final be at?"
Ninety percent of the sludents
quizzed answered incorrectly.
Many studenls admitted having not yet looked at the schedule
and were surprised to Icam of die
change.
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Visiting the children's activity room at the library for the ribbon cutting ceremony last
week, seven-month-old Jahant Boykin gets a helping hand from Lisa Jones, right, as
mother Najuma Boykin looks on.
Teaching credentials offer students
general or specialized concentration
By Marlene Bryant	
StaffWriter
CSUF studenls will make a
committment to thc future by earning
a teaching credential. CSUF School
of Education offers courses focused
on the multiple -subject or thc single-
subject credential.
Senior liberal studies major Pat
Houngvicngkham said shc wants to
teach at a local elementary school
after she earns hcr multiple-subject
credential. Shc believes children today arc not as honest or respectful as
they should be.
"My goal is to leach ihcm lhc important qualities ihcy will need in
their adult lives. All children should
be respectful and honest Some children don't have these values because
of the negative influences of TV and
their peers," shc said.
Shc commented that shc wanted
CSUF to offer more classes featuring
hands-on-cxpericnce. Such a program
would make the transition from undergraduate classes to the leaching
program easier.
"I'm just studying now. not know
ing what to use in case I go to a
classroom situation. Prior to the credential program, I have little opportunity to use whal I have learned," she
said.
Houngvicngkham said lhat with
the budget problem, new teachers in
today's job market would have a dif
ficult time finding a job. Presently,
widi Fresno Unificd's hiring freeze,
students arc forced lo look for teaching positions in other locations.
There is a high demand for teachers wilh South East Asian backgrounds. Due io thc cultural diversity
of today's population, students nrcd
teachers who can speak their native
language, said Houngvicngkham.
Stacy Quijalvo. senior liberal studies major, expressed an interest in the
single-subject credential so that shc
could leach in an area related to art.
"I want to be a serious influence on
my studenls as they learn. As you
grow up. you have several favorite
teachers that you admire. They possess those qualities thai you wanl to
have when you grow up." said
Quijalvo. "Those arc the teachers lhai
make classes fun and interesting. 1
want to be respected as a teacher and
be someone lhai my sludents can come
to," shc said.
Art for children. PE for children,
child development studies and child
psychology were among her favorite
classes because they focused on concepts found in everyday life.
'The biology class for kids made
me enthusiastic." shc said.
Shc commented that lhc recent
slump in the job market for teachers
will soon end.
"The teachers hired for thc
baby boomers are almost to retiring
age. In diree or four years, thc market
will open up. Now that Americans are
opening their eyes, ihcy will be ready
to take schools more seriously. There
will be a better turn-around in pay for
teachers, also," shc said.
Liberal studies students commented thai both thc multiple-subject
and single-subject credentials have
their advantages. The single-subject
allows sludents to specialize, while
the multiple-subject gives students a
more generalized knowledge. One
student commented thai the single-
subjcci credential was too specialized
and could lead to boredom.
A basic teaching credential may be
earned in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree (Preliminary credential) or following completion of a fifth
year course of study (Professional
clear credential).
The muluple-subjcci credcniial
holder is authorized to teach in self-
contained classrooms from kindergarten through grade 12.
Most holders of this credential
leach in elementary school sellings.
Available programs arc: Multiple -
Subjett Credential (General), Multiple-Subject Credential. Bilingual/
Cross-cultural emphasis, Multiple-
Subject Credential. Early Childhood
Education emphasis. Thc Bilingual/
Cross-Cultural emphasis credential
has been replaced by Ihe Cross-Cultural Language Development and the
Bilingual/Cross-Cullural Language
and Academic Development pro-
See CREDENTIALS, Page 10
Virtual library unrealistic proposal
By Lisa L. Alvey
StaffWriter
Thc library of the future is right
around the comer. It will be a room
full of computers, not books.
Chancellor Barry Mum/ has pro
posed to build the new CSU Fori Ord.
Monterey Bay. library without books.
"Fantasy," said the dean of library
services. Michael Gorman. "It is a
naive and childish idea. There is major confusion al the heart of this idea.
between information and knowledge.
Libraries arcn'i really about knowl
edge, ihey arc aboul records of human
kind "
Originally, thc idea was introduced
for its possible economic value It
was thought thai if information from
books could be put on-line, money
could be saved — money dial would
have been spent buying books. Only
22 percent of Henry Madden Library's
lotal budget is spent on books.
By using computers, sludents will
read lhe information they need directly from the screens.
A common complaint made by
computer users is headaches. This happens because the brain is trying to
piece together the many dots that the
When the information the studenl
needs is longer than iwo or three
screens, chances are that they will
prim it out These one-page printouts
will be an environmental waste
"lhe concept of learning centers or
universities grew up around libraries
Wherever there was a library, that is
basically where the universities grew,"
said Chris Plauni, lihrary assistant
"A library is so much more than
just a place to hold books. There is a
social aspect to a library. People like
lo physically hold things," said Plauni.
Vinual libraries wouldconllici with
copyrights. Many task forces arc currently looking into the problem, bul
no answers have been discovered yet.
How would an audior get risiduals if
someone else copied ihcir work online? And if ihcy do. how docs the
user know that lhe work, if intaci is in
its original form?
According lo Dean Gorman, there
arc many problems to be worked oul
with the virtual library that will noi be
worked oul soon.
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